Warriors arrive in China to start huge week

After a stop-over in Anchorage, the Warriors arrived in Beijing at about 4:45 a.m. Saturday, and they were greeted by a swarm of fans. The team will play exhibition games against the Lakers that will be broadcast in the Bay Area at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday and Friday, but this trip could be about bigger things than two preseason games in the middle of training camp.

Kent Bazemore and Stephen Curry flank his wife (Ayesha) and daughter (Riley) upon their arrival in Beijing.

Along with the Warriors, the trip to China included San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and a number of other politicians and dignitaries. We’ll have a story in Sunday’s print edition that updates the Warriors’ proposed waterfront arena at Piers 30-32 in the city and what this trip might add to the latest version of the plan — something the franchise is calling version 3.0.